In February 2026, the Devnimori relics of the Buddha, excavated in Gujarat, were taken abroad by India…
They were displayed in Sri Lanka. The Devnimori relics arrived in Colombo on 4 February 2026, coinciding with Sri Lanka's Independence Day, and the exposition at Gangaramaya…
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In February 2026, the Devnimori relics of the Buddha, excavated in Gujarat, were taken abroad by India for their first public exposition outside the country. In which country were they displayed?
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They were displayed in Sri Lanka. The Devnimori relics arrived in Colombo on 4 February 2026, coinciding with Sri Lanka's Independence Day, and the exposition at Gangaramaya Temple was inaugurated by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with the Governor of Gujarat; public veneration began on 5 February and the relics returned to India about a week later. It was their first public veneration outside India. Vietnam hosted a different set of relics, those enshrined at Sarnath, in May 2025; Mongolia received relics of the Buddha's chief disciples in June 2026; and Thailand hosted the Piprahwa relics in 2024. None of these involved the Devnimori relics.
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